Microsoft Teams User Interface

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Microsoft Teams interface may seem, at first glance, a bit challenging for new users. Where to begin? What to do with all these icons, tabs, hyperlinks, etc.? Worry not, as we will explain the function of every part of Teams in this article:

Numbers in the previous figure are explained below:

1.      Teams: These are all the teams that you are a member of. You can click on any one of them to start communicating and collaborating with your colleagues.

2.      Every team has channels. The General channel is created by default. You can add channels according to the topics or objectives relevant to your team.

3.      Display more options to manage the team.

4.      Filter your teams or channels, to display only those that match the text entered in the filter text box.

5.      Start a new 1-1 or a 1-n chat.

6.      The Command box and Search box helps you search for messages, files, or people, or type a command using the forward slash (/) character.

7.      Every channel has tabs to help you pull together all the conversations, files, apps, and services related to the channel.

8.      Manage your Profile. You can add a photo, set your availability, manage notifications, and much, much more.

9.      When you click the Channel Info icon, you can see the description, and view those who are members of the channel, among other information related to the channel.

10.  Display more channel options, such as managing channel notifications and obtaining the email address of the channel.

11.  In a channel, to get things going, you can post messages to your colleagues (to post a new message, start a new conversation. See item #15, in this list.)

12.  You can react to a message posted by someone.

13.  You can attach a file to your message.

14.  You can reply to a message posted to the channel.

15.  Start a New Conversation, and add an attachment, gif, or emoji to it. If you just want to reply to a message, you should use the Reply link (see item #14, in this list).

16.  The Gear icon lets you manage your teams, obtain analytics about their usage, or create a new team.

17.  Microsoft Teams’ Apps store, where you can find all the apps available to add to your teams.

18.  Here, you can find popular apps to add to your teams.

19.  Manage all the files you shared in Microsoft Teams, and see where they are stored.

20.  Manage your contacts, your voicemail, and add speed dial, or make a call.

21.  View your calendar, and schedule, or join a meeting.

22.  View and organize your teams.

23.  See the history of your chat, chat with a colleague, or make audio/video calls.

24.  Here, you can find all your activities in Teams.